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Arm-wrestling hack: Use your free hand to grip the bottom of your chair while arm-wrestling. This will allow you to put your entire body into forcing your opponent's arm down. Nobody will ever know...

It takes a very manly man to complete a game of Roxanne. The trick is to be on the side of "Roxanne" as that is said more times in the song (bear with me). Now, take a drink whenever Roxanne's name is mentioned, but don't swallow until there is a break in the song. Now, instead of drinking ~20 times, you are just taking a few large gulps with wide intervals.

From the front, reach around the lady's back with both hands as if giving her a hug. Now, with only your good hand, slide your index finger under the strap, and pinch either side together with your middle finger and thumb. If, for whatever reason, you don't want the other party to know what you are doing, give an extra hard hug when pinching both sides together.

If you need to hoover a room (with a drum type hoover/vac), don't drag the machine behind you like a lady. Most hovers have a handle on them for the use of men only, like henry here. With one hand, carry the hoover for the duration of the manly cleaning session from this handle while using the other hand to hoover as normal. This will allow for easier maneuvering around tight areas and turns what some ignorant men may call a "woman's job" (see next hack) into an full upper body workout.

Maybe you need to read a list of Manhacks to validate your masculinity, but never ever condone misogyny. Lots of men think they are funny and manly when they repeat anti-feminist one liners they read from the internet. They are wrong. A good comeback to "make me a sammich!", as MOOSE failed to provide (but choose to make internet history instead), is simply "That sounds like something someone with a small penis would say". Yes it doesn't make any sense, but nobody said that it needed to. Other men will laugh at their shamed brother while women will remember how you bravely took a stand against bigotry. They might even sleep with you if you're lucky, but not many are that shallow. [

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Shave in the shower. pigferret

Set the microwave to 99.99 and use as needed. factotum218

Puts clothes in your closet with the hangers reversed once a year. As you pull clothes out, you reverse the hanger. Every year you can give away any clothes that you never took out. elblanco

If you have to remember to bring something with you, place it next to your shoes. You'll never forget it. Mr Ackbar Place in inside your shoe for maximum effect clamclap

Every time you feel yourself getting worked up, with or without someone fighting you, take a step back (literally) and chill the fuck out. Doing so will make you look like the better person in the fight, it will allow you to think calmly, and you'll realize nothing good will come out of being blinded by anger. MrAckbar

If you have to pass gas in a party setting, than what you should do is time your farts with a loud cough, so that every time you have to fart you just have to cough loudly while you're doing it. My grandfather was famous with this trick. MenofReddit

If you're in a setting where shots are being done bro-style (and please, don't tell me how you only sip single-malt scotch that's been aged twelve years), and you don't want to make the grossed-out face afterwards, here's what to do: Put the shot glass to your lower lip, open mouth wide, try to smoosh your tongue as far back as you can, tilt back your head while simultaneously upending the shot glass's contents, swallow quickly, do not swish around. Alternately, be a manly man. washer

Don't be "that guy". Nobody likes "that guy", but he seems to have friends anyway. "That guy" is a dickhead. He is mean, cruel and doesn't have an original thought ever. He is concerned solely with himself. Be your own person, form your own opinions and actually LISTEN to people when they talk. Don't overuse sarcasm with people that don't know you very well. TMIguy

After you pee, apply light upward pressure to the area just behind your balls -- this will force what liquid you have left out of your bladder (and, when you release, any liquid still hanging around back in). Then shake.

Never again will you get that solitary drop a minute after you leave the bathroom, and never again will you lack confidence in the thoroughness of your shaking.

When haggling, have the amount you WANT to pay in one pocket and extra money in the other. It is easier to get the deal if you pull out the exact amount in a wad than if you try to negotiate when they can see you have more.

Trip down south last year. After a long day of drinking on the beach the crowd I was with made it back to the beach house and I hopped in the shower. A girl I was hitting on for the duration of the trip sneaks into the bathroom and jumps into the shower with me with 2 beers in hand.

A guy I knew in college told a story about how he kind of lost his way, didn't know what he was doing in school, etc. for a few weeks. Then, one day, he got up, took a six-pack of coke into the shower. Two hours later the six-pack was finished and he knew he wanted to be a teacher.

"6. If you have to pass gas in a party setting, than what you should do is time your farts with a loud cough, so that every time you have to fart you just have to cough loudly while you're doing it. My grandfather was famous with this trick. MenofReddit"

Bad bad idea. Advice like this ruins young lives. Coughing is incompatible with the intestinal control you need to do a silent-but-deadly. Cough and you will fart five times louder. The risk of sharting is also increased. Think people, think!

If his grandfather was famous with that trick, then were the farts really concealed?

That said, if you really need to pass gas in a public setting, go silent but deadly. After the deed is done, walk SIDEWAYS away from the affected area. That way, you're far away from the smell, and your gas doesn't follow you in the vortex of air normally created when you walk straight on. Unless you're quite rotund, walking sideways (but not being suspicious about it) would greatly reduce the agitation of air around you.

This may get lost in all the comments but i NEVER use duct tape. While this may seem blasphemous to most men it is because there is a better tape out there. I work in theaters a lot and what we use is gaff tape (or gaffers tape depending on what you call it.) The reason it is so much better is because it never leaves residue on what you use it on.
Another great aspect is that it is very dynamic so it has some stretch to it.
Also what we would do in my stagecraft class was make stagecraft band-aids when we got cut. just take a paper towel and and put enough on the cut to cover the wound then wrap the tape around so it is comfortable. It will stay on much longer than any commercial band-aid ever will!

"People give me gift certificates as gifts. I think a gift certificate is a bad gift. What's a gift certificate? You take money that was good everywhere and you ruin it. Just give me the twenty, that was a universal gift certificate."
-Mitch Hedberg

Grab the handles in a tight fist (not through the loop as if carrying, but in such a way that the bag hangs from under your clenched fist, only applicable to those with leather carrying handles or strings). Carry as if you are dragging a dead, freshly killed prey do not keep the bag level with any part above the waist.

Walk in normal hunting stride (you know the one!). With luck your significant other will be pissed that everything inside the bag is now tumbled all to hell and will remember right before handing it to you as you raise your pre-shaped sack grab fist.

Want to be able to tell if your pants are unzipped without groping yourself? Hook your thumbs in your front pockets, grab the fabric, and pull gently. You'll instantly be able to tell if your pants are unzipped. Test it out both ways in private to get a feel for it.

I prefer the easier way of taking my pants off, my underwear off, just full naked at that point. Looking at the pants, turn them outside-in, see if it's zipped. If it's not, then zip it, then throw it in the garbage. Now you're naked and you're wondering why the hell you're naked and why your jeans are in the garbage. Why are you in this situation? Why are people looking at you? See, there's some 24-year-old who is appalled by this behavior. Just take the pants from the garbage and go to her. Put the pants on her mouth, fill her mouth with the pants. Her larynx should reflectively close if you do this for a while, and she will suffocate. Now you're wondering why you're naked and you killed a woman.

Always carry roadside essentials in your vehicle: jumper cables, a small jack, four way lug wrench, road flares, and maybe an MRE or two. Eventually, these will come in handy. And they can all easily fit in a trunk without sacrificing any real cargo space.

Carry a knife. I never used to carry one until about a year ago, I've used it nearly every day since. It's quite amazing how many uses you will get out of it. Seriously, carry a knife.

Don't worry about being an amazing cook unless you want to, but every man should know how to prepare one or two dishes better than the average guy. Preferably one breakfast dish and one dinner dish.

Go to a barber shop. Barbers are generally more skilled in the cutting of hair than unisex salon employees, and the haircut is much faster due to them not needing a guard on their clippers. They can also give you the best shave of your life.

At all times, have at least one clean shirt with a collar. You never know when you might need to dress up a bit.

Finally, use aftershave. Most are alcohol-based and this will work fine as long as it doesn't dry out your skin too much. If you find this to be the case, switch to a non alcohol based aftershave. Aftershave makes you smell great, improves the condition of your skin, and is just manly.

the knife thing is great. my friend loooovvveess knives and he always carries one. but what really pisses him off is when someone needs a knife and he offers to help but their first reaction is "why do you have a knife?" (as if they serve no purpose) so his initial reaction is "why don't you?" it looks way cooler in person cuz he usually says it right as he cuts whatever needed cutting.

Wear briefs, not boxers on a night out. Why? Well if things get personal briefs can make your package look bigger than it really is. Also, if you're rockin' a boner, it's much more comfortable to wear. Many a guy has worn boxers, gotten a boner and had the head of his penis exit the boxers and rub against his trousers.

This is way late and won't be seen, but if you find yourself in a position in which somebody has OD'd, ice their nuts. Packing their pants with ice cubes will often get a response from the victim and keep them alive while help is on its way. Saving lives is still manly, right?

When I have to remember something I put it IN the shoe. That way there's no possible way to forget it because as you put your foot in you remember OH SHIT THERES SHIT IN MY SHOE. You can also write a note and place the note in the shoe. Crumpled paper has the same effect.

Learn to tie a bowline (for loops) and a sheet-bend (for joining two pieces of rope). They're very similar knots. Then, never use a square or granny knot for anything ever again, as neither holds under strain.

Job satisfaction from a blue collar job is generally higher than white collar job (although pay may be lower. find a niche and be a contractor and the sky opens up, especially if you hire a crew)

Don't bang the HR ladies

For every 1 moment you are proud of your child for ____ (taking first step, first day of school, or whatever) there will be 100 moments of embarrassment/annoyance/toiling raising the damn thing

Some car repairs require professionals, but the vast majority don't. Pick up a Haynes manual from a car parts store and whenever you need service or fail on an inspection or whatever, review how hard the task is. Youtubing said repair in action also explains tons. Examples: A typical windshield wiper replacement is $45, but the parts are $10-$15 and take 5 minutes to install. I also needed 2 new tie rods to recently pass inspection. Quote was for $175 a piece. The part was $25 from Advance Auto. It took 3 hours to replace the first one, 45 minutes to replace the 2nd one. Protip: a little elbow grease and a good wrench set is ample replacement for air tools.

In the same theme as #4, home repairs are often easier than you think. With the internet age, no longer are things like A/C, heat, plumbing, or electrical a mystery. Again, the basics of everything can be found online in video form. I don't take on too much electrical, but residential plumbing IS A BREEZE

Shaving in the shower will extend the life of your Mach 3 to 2-3 months

Buy a mirror to put behind you and cut your own hair. Save time and money and do it on your own schedule

Don't work in IT. You will always be considered an overhead cost and never a revenue generator (like a sales guy, or lawyer, etc). The hours go up as you get higher up. I'm on my way out and not looking back.

Buying cars brand new is for suckers

In college, get the syllabus and see if any homework will be directly out of the textbook. If not, hop on amazon and buy the edition before yours (or maybe 2). Despite what anyone says, the content will still be close. I did this over and over and saved tons.

A large bed should be your first purchase out of college. Queen or king sized.

Nice guys finish last in life.

Grad school sucks. If you want to be a mid level manager for a Fortune 500 company then go get your MBA. Be prepared for TONS of work. I dropped out half way, but the ones who kept with it and switched jobs got an average of 10 grand more per year. Friends of mine who didn't average maybe 5 grand per job switch. The time it takes is hardly worth it.

Always get the door for a lady, but the trick is not appear like you give a fuck that you're doing it. Ladies that dig it will thank you, and you can give them a "your welcome", ladies that don't will just blow past you, but hey, you don't give a fuck do you?

No, you don't.

Opening the door for people elder to you is always advised, especially if a female is coming in behind them. I've yet to not be thanked by an elderly person when I held a door for them.

How is "learn to drive a manual transmission" not on here? I fear for men everywhere.

Learn to drive a manual transmission. You'll love it, women love it and you'll save around $1000 on your next car purchase. If the car you were considering buying doesn't come with a manual option, you're buying the wrong car (there are exceptions of course once you get to flappy paddle gear boxes and cars DSG systems).

Don't be "that guy". Nobody likes "that guy", but he seems to have friends anyway. "That guy" is a dickhead. He is mean, cruel and doesn't have an original thought ever. He is concerned solely with himself. Be your own person, form your own opinions and actually LISTEN to people when they talk. Don't overuse sarcasm with people that don't know you very well.